Al Bourke (born Alan Stamford; March 17, 1928) is an Australian
professional boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Victorian middleweight title,
Australian middleweight title, and
British Empire middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
to , i.e.
light heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...
.
Al Bourke was trained by
Jack Carroll, and then
Ambrose Palmer
Ambrose Harold Palmer (16 October 1910 – 16 October 1990) was a talented world-class professional prize fighter and a leading Australian rules footballer of the 1930s and early 1940s.
Family
The third child of the Victorian champion lig ...
.
References
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Image - Al Bourke
1928 births
Light-heavyweight boxers
Living people
Middleweight boxers
Sportspeople from Hobart
Australian male boxers
Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
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